Business and Law
Consumer Technology Groups Argue Against “Wi-Fi Tax”
FCC imposing regulatory fees would “cause harm” to unlicensed spectrum users
Wi-Fi
News and Business
With Reciva Dead, Internet Radio Manufacturers Manage the Fallout
Discounted upgrades, supporting multiple sources help to avoid a repeat of this problem
News and Business
NAB: Spectrum Plan Must Be Based on Sound Engineering, Not 5G “Slogans”
Says TV white spaces has been a failed experiment
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Rosenworcel Calls on FCC to Rethink 5.9 and 2.5 GHz Bands
She wants to maximize spectrum use to promote next-gen Wi-Fi, eliminate the Homework Gap
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Charter Has Big Plans for Wireless Services
The company is testing LTE small cells in locations around the country
Industry News
Senate Commerce Committee Seeks to Speed Spectrum Availability
And Charter talks up its Wi-Fi play as starting point for mobile strategy
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Ruckus Introduces Wi-Fi Access Point for Citizens Broadband Radio Service
Ruckus Networks’ newly introduced R730 Wi-Fi access point enables existing APs to provide LTE...
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NYC’s DoITT Proposes Wireless Expansion Using Light and Utility Poles
DoITT is encouraging RFP responders to propose ideas for neutral host installations
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Research Firm Says 802.11 Wi-Fi More Economical Than 5G for Fixed Wireless Access
Oppenheimer says it will cost Starry around $2B to cover 70% of the dense...
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Vancouver’s #VanWiFi Expands to Cover More of the City
Free internet-connectivity provided by Shaw Communications
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FCC Approves Project Loon’s Expansion Over Puerto Rico
Each balloon can provide internet service to an area of roughly 1,930 square miles
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AT&T Forges Ahead With LTE-LAA in 5G Evolution Markets
Carrier will forego LTE-U and go straight for the standards-based LAA
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SpaceX’s LEOS Plan Running Into Opposition
Elon Musk's company is requesting a temporary waiver from the FCC’s time limits for...
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Coming to a Device Near You: 802.11k, r and v
A mobile device’s ability to make use of Wi-Fi continues to become more important...
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City of Barcelona Adds Wi-Fi to 1,000+ City Buses
The addition of public Wi-Fi to the buses nearly doubles the number of access...
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Chevrolet, Ford Expanding in-Car Wi-Fi Capabilities
Chevy owners and passengers streamed the equivalent of more than 17.5 million hours of...
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LinkNYC Is Now Active in All Five New York Boroughs
Almost 600 LinkNYC kiosks have been installed
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All NYC Subway Stations to be Covered With Wi-Fi by Year’s End
In 2007, Transit Wireless LLC was awarded a 25-year contract by the MTA to...
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Wi-Fi Alliance Announces WiGig Certifications
Program is designed to further the spread of the 802.11ad specification and low-latency, multi-gigabit...
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AT&T Will Test Co-Existence of Wi-Fi, LTE-U and LTE-LAA
Company has asked the FCC for permission to modify a license to facilitate testing...
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Wi-Fi Alliance and Stakeholders Disagree on LTE-U Coexistence Plan
Qualcomm cautions plan “lacks technical merit, is fundamentally biased against LTE-U and rejects virtually...
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Prediction: Wi-Fi-Cell Hybrid Service Is Coming
Comcast, Project Fi take different approaches
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Sprint, Kansas City to Offer Free Wi-Fi Access
New "smart city" initiative targets enhanced internet availability, energy savings, new revenue streams and...
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FCC Is on the Sidelines as Manufacturers, MNOs Plan to Use Wi-Fi Spectrum
Wi-Fi Alliance hopes to deliver a final test plan this summer that could be...
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Speeds Provided by New Wi-Fi Standards Expected to Greatly Increase its Use
Cisco predicts that by 2020 mobile offload will increase to 55% of overall mobile...
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Will “Fi” Put Google on the Level of the Four Major Carriers?
Google “Fi” is a means by which your device will aggregate signals from more...
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New York’s MTA Adding Wi-Fi and Charging Ports to Bus Fleet
The continued success of mobile streaming media depends upon radio networks that ultimately connect...
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Engineering Firm Discusses Potential Problems With LTE-U Interference to Local Governments
LOS ANGELES��Local governments are increasingly concerned that interference from certain carrier wireless technologies operating...
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802.11ad, or “WiGig” Provides 4.6 Gbps Data Rate
Qualcomm and Intel indicate that 802.11ad will enable high-speed cellular offload and tri-band Wi-Fi...
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Amp’ed RF Offers New Wi-Fi Chip
ACC1340 is intended for audio, video and IoT applications
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Wi-Fi HaLow Doubles Range, Increases Strength
The Wi-Fi Alliance announces new technology
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Cisco: 66% of U.S. Mobile Data Traffic Will Be Offloaded to Wi-Fi Networks by 2019
The sharing of unlicensed spectrum may be coming much faster than most of us...
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Google, MSN, Time Warner and Others Say LTE-U May Wreck Wi-Fi
Verizon says use of unlicensed spectrum will help clear cellular congestion and keep the...
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NYC Trying to Shortcut Efforts of Cell-Site Landlords by Becoming a Major One Itself
More than 2,200 cells have already been deployed in New York
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Wearable “Slinky” Antenna Targets Athletic IoT Market
Helical spring antenna was developed at Saudi Arabia’s KAUST
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Google Details Plan to Expand Internet Access Across India
Pichai said Google would like to help get these next billion Indians online so...
Industry
O’Rielly and Rosenworcel Talk Wi-Fi Sharing in 5 GHz Band
Congress recently called for exploration of opening up 5.9 GHz band for unlicensed use
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BigBelly Has Plan to Deploy Waste-Receptacle Wi-Fi Access Points in NYC
An early trial showed that the BigBelly WAPs can provide 50 Mbps to 75...